
That Night
1958

Representation Score
Fair
2000
Director
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Runtime
90 minutes
Average Rating
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Jean-Pierre Mocky’s work often uses satire to break down social hierarchies and explore chaotic human behavior. In this film, he focuses on the breakdown of traditional family structures through themes of jealousy and alcoholism. While the film provides a critique of traditional social norms, it lacks diversity. The narrative is narrow, focusing on a specific type of domestic dysfunction rather than exploring a wide range of multi-layered identities or diverse cultural backgrounds. Ultimately, the film functions as a study of moral ambiguity and instability. It succeeds in challenging conventional ideals of the family unit, even if it does so within a limited representational scope.
Category Breakdown
The story focuses on a typical heterosexual relationship without showing any non-traditional gender identities or stories that challenge the idea that everyone is straight.
The plot explores the instability of traditional gender roles through a husband's descent into violence. The filmmaker uses satire to highlight the fragility of patriarchal authority.
The film seems to follow a traditional European dramatic style. There is no indication of a diverse cast with different backgrounds.
The film criticizes traditional stability by highlighting human dysfunction. It questions the idea of the family as a stable or inherently positive institution.
There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the narrative.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
Married to a younger woman, Jacob sinks into jealousy, alcohol and violence.

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